C400 EXAM/31 ANSWERED QUESTIONS
DISTINCTION GRADED
__________ is a composite of the conditions, circumstances, and influences
that affect the employment of capabilities and bear on the decisions of the
commander. It also involves interconnected influences from the global or
regional perspective that impact on conditions and operations there. - -OE
-The synchronization, coordination, and/or integration of the activities of
governmental and non-governmental entities with military operations to
achieve unity of effort - -Unified action
-A designated subordinate unit whose mission at a given point in time is
most critical to overall mission success. Usually weighted with the
preponderance of combat power. - -Main effort
-An area defined by the joint force commander for land and maritime forces
that should be large enough to accomplish their mission and protect their
forces. Unit responsibilities include terrain management, information
collection, clearance of fires, movement control, security, personnel recover,
and airspace control (not a complete list). - -Area Of Operation
-An area of concern to the commander, including the area of influence,
areas adjacent thereto, and extending into enemy territory. Also includes
areas occupied by enemy forces who could jeopardize the accomplishment
of the mission. Cognitive and virtual aspects are often broader than physical
aspects. - -Area of Interest
-Establishes conditions for the decisive operation through effects on the
enemy, other actors, and the terrain. - -Shaping operations
-A methodology for applying critical and creative thinking to understand,
visualize, and describe problems and approaches to solving them.
Particularly useful as an aid to conceptual planning but must be integrated
with detailed planning. - -Army Design
-Commanders use the elements of __________ to help them form their
commander's visualization. In building their visualization, commanders first
seek to understand the operational environment. Next they envision a a set
of desired future conditions that represent the operations end state.
Commanders complete their visualization by conceptualizing an __________ -
a broad description of the mission, operational concepts, tasks, and actions
required to accomplish the mission. - -Operational Art, and Operational
Approach
, -The __________ level of warfare involves the employment and ordered
arrangement of forces in relation to each other. It includes planning and
execution of battles, engagements, and activities to achieve military
objectives. - -Tactical
-Which of the following elements of operational art is best described as a
geographic place, specific key event, critical factor, or function that, when
acted upon, allows commanders to gain a marked advantage over an
adversary or contribute materially to achieving success? - -Decisive Point
-The operations structure is the Army's common construct for Unified Land
Operations (ULO). It allows Army leaders to rapidly and effectively organize
efforts in a manner commonly understood across the Army. Which of the
following is NOT considered part of the operations structure? - -Operational
Art
-A cognitive tool used to assist commanders and staffs in clearly visualizing
and describing the application of combat power in time, space, purpose, and
resources in the concept of the operation. It establishes an area of
geographic and operational responsibility for the commander and provides a
way to visualize how the commander will employ forces against the enemy. -
-Operational Framework
-Command and Control of operations on land fundamentally differs from
other types of military operations and are distinguished by five
characteristics of land operations. Which of the following IS NOT one of the
five characteristics of land operations? - -Flexibility
-Army commanders and staffs employ __________ to determine what tactics
best achieve a strategic purpose. It is the cognitive approach by
commanders and staffs to develop strategies, campaigns, and operations to
organize and employ military forces by integrating ends, ways, and means. -
-Operational Art
-__________ is a location or the establishment of a favorable condition within
the area of operations that provides the commander with temporary freedom
of action to enhance combat power over an enemy or influence the enemy to
accept risk and move to a position of disadvantage. It provides an
opportunity for a unit to compel, persuade, or deter an enemy decision or
action. - -Position of Relativize advantage
-As it relates to the elements of operational art, __________ are the primary
method through which friend forces affect civilians in order to attain
conditions that support establishing a lasting, stable peace whereas
__________ are a method through which friendly forces accomplish their
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